diff --git a/res/layout/status.xml b/res/layout/status.xml
index 9b7f5f2ed..356aa4c41 100644
--- a/res/layout/status.xml
+++ b/res/layout/status.xml
@@ -217,17 +217,18 @@
 		        android:visibility="gone"
 		        android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
 		    
-		    <TextView 
-		        android:id="@+id/exit" 
-		        android:text="@string/menu_exit"
-		        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
-		        android:textSize="18dp"
-		        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+		    <TextView
+		        android:id="@+id/exit"
 		        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 		        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-		        android:gravity="center_vertical"
 		        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-		        android:paddingRight="10dp" />
+		        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
+		        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+		        android:paddingLeft="10dp"
+		        android:paddingRight="10dp"
+		        android:text="@string/menu_exit"
+		        android:textColor="@android:color/white"
+		        android:textSize="18dp" />
 		
 		</RelativeLayout>
 		
diff --git a/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml b/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
index 389108b31..c9cd3f365 100644
--- a/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
+++ b/res/values/non_localizable_custom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	
 	<bool name="disable_animations">false</bool>
     <bool name="show_statusbar_only_on_dialer">true</bool>
-	<bool name="lock_statusbar">false</bool>
+	<bool name="lock_statusbar">true</bool>
 	<bool name="emoticons_in_messages">true</bool>
 	<bool name="only_display_username_if_unknown">true</bool>
 	<bool name="display_messages_time_and_status">true</bool> <!-- Used to show the time of each message arrival -->
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
index 8bfff5bae..c25e904e4 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
@@ -1375,7 +1375,7 @@ public class LinphoneActivity extends FragmentActivity implements
 			}
 		} else if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU && statusFragment != null) {
 			if (event.getRepeatCount() < 1) {
-				statusFragment.openOrCloseStatusBar();
+				statusFragment.openOrCloseStatusBar(true);
 			}
 		}
 		return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/StatusFragment.java b/src/org/linphone/StatusFragment.java
index 401becc39..77a4dc801 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/StatusFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/StatusFragment.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -99,12 +100,13 @@ public class StatusFragment extends Fragment {
 		sliderContentAccounts = (ListView) view.findViewById(R.id.accounts);
 		
 		exit = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.exit);
-		exit.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+		exit.setOnTouchListener(new View.OnTouchListener() {
 			@Override
-			public void onClick(View v) {
+			public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
 				if (LinphoneActivity.isInstanciated()) {
 					LinphoneActivity.instance().exit();
 				}
+				return true;
 			}
 		});
 
@@ -135,7 +137,11 @@ public class StatusFragment extends Fragment {
 	}
 	
 	public void openOrCloseStatusBar() {
-		if (getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.lock_statusbar)) {
+		openOrCloseStatusBar(false);
+	}
+	
+	public void openOrCloseStatusBar(boolean force) {
+		if (getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.lock_statusbar) && !force) {
 			return;
 		}
 		
@@ -535,7 +541,9 @@ public class StatusFragment extends Fragment {
 		private List<CheckBox> checkboxes;
 		
 		AccountsListAdapter() {
-			prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getActivity());
+			if (LinphoneActivity.isInstanciated()) {
+				prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(LinphoneActivity.instance());
+			}
 			checkboxes = new ArrayList<CheckBox>();
 		}
 		
@@ -612,7 +620,7 @@ public class StatusFragment extends Fragment {
 			isDefault.setChecked(false);
 			isDefault.setEnabled(true);
 			
-			if (prefs.getInt(getString(R.string.pref_default_account_key), 0) == position) {
+			if (prefs != null && prefs.getInt(getString(R.string.pref_default_account_key), 0) == position) {
 				isDefault.setChecked(true);
 				isDefault.setEnabled(false);
 				status.setImageResource(getStatusIconResource(lpc.getState(), true));